Prison is harsh enough, but as a foreigner (“farang”) in a strange land, jail time is an even more horrifying reality. _Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton_ is a collection of short stories chronicling T. M. Hoy’s descent into the harrowing world of Southeast Asian prison life. T
The Merchant of Mobasa; The Man Who Killed Stalin's Wife; Based on a True Story
โ Scribed by Kestin, Hesh
- Book ID
- 109101136
- Publisher
- Dzanc Books
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Set in post-WWII Africa, Polynesia, and Hollywood, the three novellas that make up Based on a True Story reveal the roots of contemporary life in a world at war with itself. These novellas are reminiscent of work by Steve Stern and Philip Roth.
Hesh Kestin is a recovering foreign correspondent who reported on local wars, global business, and exotic mayhem in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for publications such as Forbes , Newsday , and The Jerusalem Post , and US magazines as diverse as Playboy and Inc. Cited by Media Guide for best foreign correspondence, his work has won many awards.
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